Acanthaceae
Megalochlamys

Megalochlamys linifolia (Lindau) Lindau

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 346 (1899)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Ethiopia to NE. Kenya, Yemen. It is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Yemen

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Darbyshire, I., Vollesen, K. & Kelbessa, E. (2010). Flora of Tropical East Africa, Acanthaceae (Part 2): 287-756.
  • Hedberg, I., Kelbessa, E., Edwards, S., Demissew, S. & Persson, E. (eds.) (2006). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 5: 1-690. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Thulin, M. (ed.) (2006). Flora of Somalia 3: 1-626. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, (2000) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
  • Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2003 Hein, P.; Al-Mashjari, M.; Kilian, N. [7872a] Yemen K001572282 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Låangström [8352] Yemen K004704131 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Melville, R. [15296] Somalia K004704223 Yes
Fison, T. [21] Somalia K004704226 Yes
Kuchar, P. [17597] Somalia K004704233 Yes
Gillett, J.B. [22981] Somalia K004704235 Yes
[Elmi]; Pickering, H. [[A89]] Somalia K004704228 No
Boulos, L.; Rowaished, A.K.; Gifri, A.N.; Saeed, W.A.; Hussein, M. [s.n.] Yemen K004704132 Yes
Thulin; Eriksson; Gifri; Långström [8040] Yemen K004704130 Yes
Wieland, R.G. [4353] Somalia K004704232 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Watson, R.M. [23392] Somalia K004704231 Yes
Beckett, J.J. [732] Somalia K004704236 Yes
Gillett, J.B.; Hemming, C.F.; Watson, R.M. [21968] Somalia K004704221 Yes
Lavranos; Carter; et al. [24669] Somalia K004704220 Yes
Wieland, R.G. [4510] Somalia K004704224 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [[3/73/180]] Somalia K004704229 Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [5942] Somalia K004704227 Yes
Fison, T. [94] Somalia K004704225 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Flora of Somalia

    • Flora of Somalia
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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